LSU at South Carolina

Saturday, October 14, 1961

LSU beat South Carolina 42–⁠0. It was their sixth meeting; after it, LSU led the series 5–⁠1 as played.

AwayLSU10–⁠1 in 1961
42
HomeSouth Carolina4–⁠6 in 1961
0

FinalHigh 82°F, low 57°FAttendance 28,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 19, 1961, page 1 (results column)

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    The preseason warning by several of the Atlantic Coast Conference football coaches that the ACC would have to draft more and better football players to keep pace with its scheduling is being borne out. After four weeks Of play, Maryland and Virginia have scored the only non-conference victories by ACC teams, and Virginia’S triumphs have been over Southern Conference OPP position. LaStNSaturday the ACC teams had three games with South eastern Conference teams and we’re outScored, 1877. Louisiana State thumped South Carolina. 42–⁠0; Georgia Tech won over Duke, 2l-0; and Alabama wore down N. c. State, 26–⁠7. The latter game was close for three periods. Worse Next Year Next year it could get worse. North Carolina plays Ohio State, Michigan State and Notre Dame in 1862, and the Tar Heels have a predominantly senior team this year. Within two years Clemson’S opponents will include Okla homa. Georgia Tech and Texas

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

LSU 62% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, LSU leads 19–⁠2–⁠1; as played, 21–⁠2–⁠1 in 24 meetings, counting the 18 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025LSU 20, South Carolina 10
2024LSU 36, South Carolina 33
2020LSU 52, South Carolina 24
2015LSU 45, South Carolina 24
2012LSU 23, South Carolina 21
2008LSU 24, South Carolina 17

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